Feeling green
Jul. 5th, 2014 05:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
zeeth_kyrahAfter reading a number of ysabetwordsmith's stories in the "Love Is For Children" series, I'm starting to think of myself as a bit like Hulk. Big bruiser with a good core, trying to protect someone who's been hurt very badly. And I find that talking like Hulk has been helping me work out some issues, because it simplifies the content to basic concepts.
"That hurt. You no do."
"This good. Want more!"
And then I explain anyway. "That crossed a boundary that I want to preserve." "That worked for me because X, Q, R, L."
I work better when I have someone to converse with and talk things out, even if they mostly end up listening a lot. I guess most of what I do with spirits is about having someone listen, and sometimes ask relevant questions. The rest of it is just getting stuff moved where it belongs. Hulk can listen, Hulk takes care of Bruce, and Hulk has muscles that make the big jobs easy. Too bad that big body has trouble with refined motion... but that's a good reason for Bruce to come out and do things. I can mix broad and refined, but when the hurt comes on and my tools are missing, the "Ow! Smash!" comes out.
Too bad I can't change shape in real life, or I'd just go be a dragon in the woods at least part of the time so I can deal with my body issues. Who'd object to a friendly dragon hunting an excessive deer population anyway? At least proper, smart predation would keep them in check. That's an issue around here anyway; the city and county have been dealing objections about hiring hunters to suppress deer populations because of "Cute Syndrome" (the desire to protect cute things at the cost of ugly things which are equally vital). If Awesome balanced Cute, I think folks would be more okay with it.
Eh. Tangents. Anyway. Hulk done words, watch thing now. Me like watch funny man build stuff.
ysabetwordsmith's stories in the "Love Is For Children" series, I'm starting to think of myself as a bit like Hulk. Big bruiser with a good core, trying to protect someone who's been hurt very badly. And I find that talking like Hulk has been helping me work out some issues, because it simplifies the content to basic concepts."That hurt. You no do."
"This good. Want more!"
And then I explain anyway. "That crossed a boundary that I want to preserve." "That worked for me because X, Q, R, L."
I work better when I have someone to converse with and talk things out, even if they mostly end up listening a lot. I guess most of what I do with spirits is about having someone listen, and sometimes ask relevant questions. The rest of it is just getting stuff moved where it belongs. Hulk can listen, Hulk takes care of Bruce, and Hulk has muscles that make the big jobs easy. Too bad that big body has trouble with refined motion... but that's a good reason for Bruce to come out and do things. I can mix broad and refined, but when the hurt comes on and my tools are missing, the "Ow! Smash!" comes out.
Too bad I can't change shape in real life, or I'd just go be a dragon in the woods at least part of the time so I can deal with my body issues. Who'd object to a friendly dragon hunting an excessive deer population anyway? At least proper, smart predation would keep them in check. That's an issue around here anyway; the city and county have been dealing objections about hiring hunters to suppress deer populations because of "Cute Syndrome" (the desire to protect cute things at the cost of ugly things which are equally vital). If Awesome balanced Cute, I think folks would be more okay with it.
Eh. Tangents. Anyway. Hulk done words, watch thing now. Me like watch funny man build stuff.
*hugs*
Date: 2014-07-06 08:46 am (UTC)Some folks have found it useful to carry a list of things they often need to say when nonverbal or semiverbal, like "Please don't touch me right now." or "I need five minutes to reboot my brain."
Thanks for the recommendation of my work, too.